monstrous

adjective

/ˈmɒnstrəs/

/ˈmɑːnstrəs/

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considered to be shocking and unacceptable because it is morally wrong or unfair synonym outrageous
- a monstrous lie/injustice
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
very large synonym gigantic
- a monstrous wave
very large, ugly and frightening synonym horrifying
- a monstrous figure/creature
Topics Appearancec2

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘strange or unnatural’): from Old French monstreux or Latin monstrosus, from monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’. Current senses date from the 16th cent.

单词	monstrous
释义	monstrous adjective /ˈmɒnstrəs/ /ˈmɑːnstrəs/ jump to other results considered to be shocking and unacceptable because it is morally wrong or unfair synonym outrageous a monstrous lie/injustice Topics Personal qualitiesc2 very large synonym gigantic a monstrous wave very large, ugly and frightening synonym horrifying a monstrous figure/creature Topics Appearancec2 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘strange or unnatural’): from Old French monstreux or Latin monstrosus, from monstrum ‘portent or monster’, from monere ‘warn’. Current senses date from the 16th cent.
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